Navy directs Boeing to retrofit T-45C Goshawk with liquid oxygen system

By Lee Hudson / May 8, 2017 at 10:13 AM
The Navy recently directed Boeing to provide a time line for when the company can retrofit the T-45C Goshawk with a liquid oxygen system, Inside the Navy has learned. The service is conducting a comprehensive review of the physiological episodes pilots have reported for both the T-45 and F/A-18. Physiological episodes occur when aircrew experience a decrease in performance due to cabin pressure fluctuations, air contamination or other factors in the flight environment. The T-45-A and T-45B were equipped...

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